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Regardless of whether parents understand hacking, computers, or Fortnite, I think parents would be able to tell if something was up based on differences in what their kid is doing.

The spectrum of Fortnite "hackers" ranges from a bunch of idiots being handheld by internet users on how to use off-the-shelf scripts to those that actually have an understanding of computer science and information security to DIY their own malicious code.

I somewhat agree that if a kid is making $200-$400/mo doing some 'video game nonsense' selling "skins" or whatever, then parents could be apathetic to whatever their kid is doing in their spare time.

Now if a kid was coming to a parent with salary-level money, or buying expensive items, then that would be a more serious sign their kid is involved in something. And given they are too young to legally be employed, there would be a lot of questions where the money came from. Once this level of money is reached, it's easier to fall into a path of being a career criminal. If someone is raking in a few thousand a month as a teenager from Fortnite account theft, who's to say they wouldn't have the confidence to get involved with other crimes like identity theft, bank fraud, stealing credit cards, etc. It opens the door to a lot of bad life decisions.